Stanchion



W. H. YOUNGS.

(No Model.)

STANCHION. No. 858,086. L vi'jlatented Jan. 11', 1887.

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SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent; No. 355,085, dated January 1l, 1887.

Application tiled October 30,1886. Serial No. 217,582. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, z5 may concern.-

Be it known that l, WILLIAM HENRY YoUNGs, of 'Vaverly, inthe county of Bremer and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Slancliion, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to that classof devices employed to secure cattle in their stalls, the object ofthe invention being to provide a device wherein the parts will be so connected and arranged that the animals held thereby may have a wider and freer range of Inovement than was possible with the old style of device. A

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, iu which similar iigures of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a face view of two stanchions constructed in accordance with the ,terms of my invention, the stanchion upon the right being shown as it appears when the swinging post has been released from the catch, the step, a portion ot' the lower cross-bar, and certain portions of the said stanehion upon the right being shown in section; and Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view taken on the broken line 5v of Fig. 1.

ln thev drawings, represents the iioor of the stable,in connection with which the stanchions are arranged, and 11 the beams or tim` bers ofthe floor above. The stanchion proper consists of a vertical post, 12, carrying an upper crossbar, 13, and a lower cross-bar, 14, the lower cross-bar being preferably made of iron and formed with a boss or projection, upon the under side of which there i's an annular flange, 2, which annular flange rests in a groove, 6, formed in the upper face ofastep, 16, the parts being held together by a tap-bolt, 17, which passes upward through a central ap.- erture formed in the step l6,to engage with the threaded aperture formed in the underside of the crossbarlc and the movable or swinging post 25. The upper cross-bar, 13, carries an upwardly extending bolt, 4, which passes through a slot, 5, formed in a bracket, 18, that is secured to the Hoor-timbers 11.

A spiral spring, 19, extends forward from the upper part of the stanchion, one end of the spring being secured to the stanchion, while the other is secured to one of the beams 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

- To either side of the upper cross-bar, 13, there is secured a metallic plate or strip, 20, which strips may extend outward in a horizontal line, as indicated upon the left, or they may be curved downward, as indicated upon the right,in Fig. 1 the extending ends of the strips or plates being spaced by ablock, 21, through which and the said plates there is passed a bolt, 22. To the upper face of the cross-bar 13 l. secure a spring-catch, 23, formed with an inclined faced tooth, 2l.

The movable or swinging post of the stanchion is pivotally mounted within a slot, 26, that is formed at or near one end of the crossbar 14, the upper end of said post being preferablycut away, as shown upon the right in Fig. 1, in order that it may be more readily engaged by thecatcb 23, the arrangement being such that when the post 25 is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in connection therewith in Fig. 1 the upper end ofthe post will strike against the inclined face ofthe tooth 24, thereby raising the tooth and permitting the postte pass beneath the tooth to a posit-ion so that the said upper end will be engaged by the catch, as illustrated upon the left in Fig. 1.

In order that the stanchions may be held against any rotary movement upon their connections with the stable when they are opened, I provide the post 25 with ears 30, which ears will engage with the vertical timbers 31 when f the posts 25 are swung back to theposition shown upon the right in Fig. 1.

A stanchion constructed as described will permit a slight forward movement ofthe animal held thereby, any pressure upon the forward face of the stanchion causing it to swing over in the direction of the .arrow shown in Fig. 2, this movement being against the tension ofthe spring 19.

By providing for the forward movement of the stanchion, as just described, the rising of the animal is greatly facilitated, and at the same time the animal is free to reach forward for the purpose of securing its food, and as the animal so reaches forward the spring 19 ,will

act to prevent the stanchion from falling against the horns of the animal. be seen that a slight rotary motion may be im- It will also parted to the stanchion, so as to permit the l 2. The combination, with a stanchion the animal to lick its sides. In fact, the stanchion lower cross-bar of which is provided With a permits ofawide free range of movement, and, t flange, 2, of a step, 16, formed with a groove I5 Withal, is simple, cheap, and durable. in which the flange 2 fits, pivotal connection 5 Having thus fully described my invention, between the stanchion and step, a bracket, 1S,

I claim as new and desire to secu re by Letters having a slot, 5, a bolt, 4, passing through the Patent- Slot and connected tothe stanehion, and a l. The conibination,-With a stanchion, of a spring, 19, arranged substantially as described. 2o

lower supporting-step, a bracket formed with WILLAM HENRY YOUN GS.

1o a longitudinal slot, and a spring connected to VitnesSes:

the stanchion and t-o a fixed support in advance lVif. S. HOOVER,

of the stanchion, substantially as described. W. R. BOWMAN. 

